The shrine was established in 768, and the article names no human founder. It honors four main kami. Hunting and logging in the surrounding forest have been banned since 841. The subshrine Wakamiya Jinja dates to 1135.
The main sanctuary gives its name to the kasuga-zukuri style. The complex has four cloisters. The article says the shrine has been rebuilt every 20 years, and the 60th rebuilding took place in 2016.
Over 3,000 stone and bronze lanterns are lit at Setsubun on February 3 and at Chugen on August 14 and 15. The shrine is part of the UNESCO site Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara. The article gives no materials, dimensions, hours or fees.
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